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Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars

15 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration representing NASA's moon-to-Mars ambitions. Credit: NASA

Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must […]

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Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity

15 July 2026 at 11:27
H3 launch

The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles.

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Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew

15 July 2026 at 10:21
Soyuz launch

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

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Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy

13 July 2026 at 23:18

European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.

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Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space

13 July 2026 at 20:12
Andrzej DomaΕ„ski, Minister of Finance and Economy of Poland and Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, sign a letter of intent to enable the consideration of a new ESA center in Poland to focus on security, following CM25 in Bremen, Germany on Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: ESA

WARSAW, Poland β€” Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience. […]

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Getting ready for lunar planetary defense

13 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration of the asteroid YR4. Credit: ESA-Science Office

Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recentlyΒ unveiled plansΒ for a new moon base β€” the first concrete step toward permanently moving human civilization off Earth. However, as we […]

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